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plena

Also spelled: plena panameña · reggae en español

Definition

Panamanian urban genre born in the 1980s from the adaptation of Jamaican dancehall into Spanish, in neighborhoods of Colón and Panama City. A direct antecedent of reggaetón. Not to be confused with Puerto Rican plena, a different genre entirely.

Example

El General and Nando Boom took Panamanian plena worldwide.El General y Nando Boom llevaron la plena panameña al mundo.

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Where it is used: Colón, Panamá
Currency: in use today
Origin: Adaptación local del dancehall jamaiquino, vía la comunidad afroantillana.

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